I joined Hazlewoods in 2016 and as part of the Corporate Finance Lead Advisory team, I specialise in advising SME businesses and corporate clients on business disposals, management buyouts, fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions.
Notable transactions:
- Smart Numbers Ltd – £18.1 million sale of a market leading telecoms and digital marketing business.
- Cadventure Ltd – sale of a niche software and training consultancy specialising in infrastructure projects to a global software developer based in the USA.
- Gas and Air Services Ltd – retirement sale of a high-pressure compressor installation and maintenance business to a leading German compressor manufacturer.
- Clark Wood Ltd – advised on the MBO sale of the Bristol-based recruitment business which specialises in sourcing employees for professional services companies.
- ADL Traffic & Highways Engineering Ltd – assisted the senior management team of the transport consultancy firm with the MBO sale of the business.
- Delta Precision Ltd – advised on the sale of the UK biotech manufacturing firm to biotech supplier Astrea Bioseparation Ltd.
- Lakes Bathrooms Ltd – sale of shower screen and enclosure manufacturer and retailer to the senior management team.
- Hercules Site Services Plc – assisted the award-winning construction labour supplier with its first acquisition, Future Build Recruitment Ltd.
- HGEM Ltd – supported the owners of the leading market research and mystery dining company with the sale of the business to IT consultancy firm Kinetic Solutions Ltd.
- EJ Group Inc. – advised the US-based supplier of access solutions to the water, sewer, telecommunications and utility networks, on its acquisition of drainage products manufacturer Swarm Water Management Ltd.
- Powdertech (Corby) Ltd – sale of the architectural powder coating company, whose coatings adorn some of the most iconic buildings in the world, to Cordovan Capital Partners
- Active Electronics Plc – sale of the electronic components supplier to the aerospace and defence industries, to South West businessman Clive Scott vis Active Electronic (Holdings) Ltd.
- F&L Accessories Ltd – disposal of the manufacturer of telecoms components to Jupiter Capital Ltd.
- FAI Farms Ltd – advised the management team on the acquisition of the food research, data and consultancy company from parent Benchmark Holdings Plc.
- Baylis Group – acquisition advisory to one of the UK’s largest Vauxhall dealerships, on its purchase of Southern Merthyr Ltd.
- Gel Engineering Ltd – acquisition advisory for the complex water treatment plant specialists, on the purchase of Lowestoft Offshore Services Ltd, an electrical engineering company focusing on water and sewage treatment.
- ScaleUp Capital Ltd – advised on multiple investments and completed financial due diligence on the transactions, including: Rungway Ltd, ImageHOLDERS Ltd, Sanctus London Ltd, Real Deals Ltd, Sifted EU Ltd.
- Epic Private Equity – financial due diligence on its acquisition of legal advertising agency Thorpe Associates Ltd, and Louvre Fund Services Ltd, a provider of financial services.
- Fable Investments Sarl – financial due diligence on its first UK investment in luxury British fragrance house Lyn Michel Ltd, trading as Perfumer H.
- J A Stott Carpentry Ltd – advised on the sale of the high-end joinery firm, to an Employee Ownership Trust so the business is now owned by its employees.
- Excursions Ltd – advised on the conversion of the business, which specialises in on-shore excursions for the luxury cruise market, into an Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of the company’s loyal workforce.
- rawpixel Ltd – twice secured development funding for the royalty-free stock images company with Triple Point Bank.
- Flywheel IT Services Ltd – assisting the IT managed services business with its buy and build strategy, providing acquisition advisory and financial due diligence during its purchase of IT companies Teknet Solutions Ltd, Electro-Comm Digital Services Ltd, Colwyn Technologies Ltd and Nexus Associates (ICT) Ltd.